A numerical investigation on the volute/diffuser interaction due to the axial distortion at the impeller exit

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 475-483

  Gu, Fahua ^a   Engeda, Abraham ^a   Cave, Mike ^b   Di Liberti, Jean Luc ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

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EID: 0000127247     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1385515     Document Type: Article

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